Petrol and diesel prices in India were hiked for the second consecutive day on June 7 by 27-28 paise per litre, according to oil marketing companies (OMCs).
Petrol price in Delhi crossed ₹95-per-litre mark on Monday. In Delhi, petrol is priced at ₹95.37 a litre, while diesel costs ₹86.28.
The price of petrol in Mumbai crossed the ₹101-a-litre mark at ₹101.47 per litre and diesel costing ₹93.64 a litre.
In Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was sold for ₹96.77, ₹95.34, respectively, higher than the price on June 6.
The latest increase is the 21st increase in prices since May 4, when state-owned oil firms ended an 18-day hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections.
